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1 Pfennig - Otto I
| Issuer | Palatinate-Mosbach-Neumarkt (German States) |
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| Year | 1443-1460 |
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| Currency | Pfennig |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a heraldic shield set on a lozenge or diamond-shaped frame, bearing the arms of the Palatinate-Mosbach-Neumarkt line. The device is rendered in a bold, somewhat crude hammered style characteristic of mid-15th-century German bracteate-influenced pfennigs. The flan is irregular and slightly concave, with a roughly polygonal outline resulting from hand-cutting. Surface wear and die weakness are evident, consistent with circulation use and the limitations of the hammered technique. |
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| Reverse description | Central field features the letters 'AM' in bold Gothic blackletter (Fraktur) script, enclosed within a raised circular inner border. The monogram serves as a mint mark for Amberg, the issuing mint. The surrounding field is plain and lightly textured from the hammering process. The flan edge is irregular, typical of hand-struck medieval issues of this period and region. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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